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Meiji period (1886-1912) and recent

Bowl Arita Imari porcelain, handpainted, Fukagawa Seiji mark H10cm, D24cm. ca. 1910

Bowl porcelain Fukagawa Seiji marked, decorated with red maple leaves and underglaze blue, handpainted

Detail inner decoration and handpainted Fukagawa Seiji mark (mount Fuji) ca. 1890-1920

Bowl octagonal Imari /Arita bowl, probably 20th C. foo dog handpainted porcelain motive, D24cm H10cm.

Bowl octagonal Imari /Arita bowl, probably 20th C. foo dog handpainted porcelain motive, D24cm H10cm.

Signature handpainted underglaze, imitating a Ming Dynasty Wanli mark, but probably 20th C:

Dish Arita, Seiji-Sometsuke, celadon with underglaze blue dragon decoration, 36x29x5cm

Seiji-Sometsuke with Ken Mark. This mark is generally found on late Edo/Bakumatsu period wares. It refers to the old Chinese Quianlong period but is used only as decoration.
The "Ken" mark was also used on repro's in the mid 20th century.

Seiji-Sometsuke

Dish by Yamatoku, late Meiji period, D24cm.

Mark stamped Yamatoku (ヤマトく or 山徳= mountain virtue) in the stamp below the signature

Bowl Arita porcelain, Meiji period, unusual shape.

Bowl Arita porcelain, Meiji period, unusual shape.

Base of Arita porcelain bowl, Meiji period, unusual shape.

Vase porcelain, early Meiji period, ca. 1870-1880, by the Fukagawa Koransha factory D14.5cm, H17cm

Mark of the Fukagawa Koransha factory (scented orchid mark).

Dish in Arita porcelain, elaborate decoration, Taisho era, D28.5cm.

Mark and detail of Imari dish.

Edo period (1603-1860)

Vases Arita porcelain, underglaze blue, red and green decoration, gilded bronze rim & base, (mounted in France). Ca. 1770, not marked, H12.5cm

Dishes (1 of 6) Arita handpainted porcelain, ca. 1820, D14.5cm H4.5cm. Produced for export.

Mark Arita dish, handpainted underglaze Chenghua nianzhi signature (apocryph).

Dish might be chinese, Imari style, ca. 1780, D24cm.This is an older dish, due to the rim chips (they could not get the glaze to fold well around the rim at that period),

Dish Arita Imari porcelain, Edo period.

Dish Arita Imari porcelain, Edo period, ca. 1790, D23.5cm.

Vase lidded, Arita procelain, Edo period, ca. 1740.

Bowl lobed, older repair, ca. 1680, Arita porcelain, H5xL22xW16cm

Base of lobed rita bowl with older repair

Dish Arita porcelain, Edo period, ca. 1820, D21.5cm

Base of the Edo period Arita lobed dish

Dish scalopped, Arita ware, late Edo period, ca. 1850

Dish scalopped, Arita ware, late Edo period, ca. 1850

Dish scalopped, Arita ware, late Edo period, ca. 1850

Dish Arita porcelain, Edo period, ca. 1810.

Dish Arita porcelain, Edo period, ca. 1810, buddhist 2 book symbol

Dish Arita Imari for export, Edo period, ca.1780 H3cm D13.5, small chip and hairline

Base of ca. 1780 Arita Imari dish

Vase Imari Arita porcelain, handpainted, lower quality export ware, Edo period, D7.5cm H10cm. Ca. 1780, firing cracks on bottom rim.

Base with firing cracks on the rim.

Vase Arita porcelain late Edo period, D17cm, H22cm, repaired

Vase Arita porcelain, front view, late Edo period

Mark inside the Arita vase

Plate Arita porcelain, ca. 1820, D45cm

Detail large Arita porcelain plate.

Miniature Arita Imari decorated porcelain vase, ca. 1820, D6cm, H11cm.

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